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REPORT 1865. 



lowing calculations, it has been found convenient to give the population of the 

 present limits of the borough, as nearly as it could be ascertained, but the Table of 

 the expenditure of the Commissioners has been formed upon the population of the 

 parish. 



The population of the decennial periods has been taken in both cases from the 

 Census Tables, and that of the intermediate years has been ascertained by a per- 

 centage thereon. 



Table A. 



During the next ten years, the population and expenditure increased as in Table B. 



Table B. 



Continuing these calculations for the ensuing ten years, there is the same large 

 increase in the numbers of the population, but accompanied by a disproportionate 

 augmentation of the public expenditure. 



Taking the average population and amount of expenditure, we have the follow. 

 ing results for three decennial periods : — 



